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    JSON-Encoded Textual Variance Between the Published Versions of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas in "An Orison of Sonmi ~451"

    Cite as: Eve, Martin Paul (2016): JSON-Encoded Textual Variance Between the Published Versions of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas in "An Orison of Sonmi ~451". Birkbeck College, University of London. doi: https://doi.org/10.18743/DATA.00002

    Description

    This dataset represents my work to interpret the variances between the two published editions of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas as described in Martin Paul Eve, '"You have to keep track of your changes": The Version Variants and Publishing History of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas', Open Library of Humanities, 2(1), http://dx.doi.org/10.16995/olh.82. It was created through a hermeneutic process of cross-comparing the different texts and then marked-up in JSON by hand. Potential re-uses include corrections, further visualization, digital-humanities teaching, and structural analysis.

    Collection Method

    The dataset was created by close-reading the two versions of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas side-by-side and making subjective/hermeneutic/interpretational judgements about the functional equivalence, or otherwise, of passages. I then transcribed this into a JSON dictionary.

    The dataset covers the section of Cloud Atlas entitled "An Orison of Sonmi ~451" in its entirety. A side-by-side comparison of the texts indicated that this is where the primary differences lie between the versions.

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    Dataset Title:

    JSON-Encoded Textual Variance Between the Published Versions of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas in "An Orison of Sonmi ~451"
    Creators:

    Eve, Martin Paul
    School/Department:

    Birkbeck Schools and Research Centres > School of Arts > English and Humanities
    Keywords:

    novel. fiction, JSON, variants
    Data collection method:

    The dataset was created by close-reading the two versions of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas side-by-side and making subjective/hermeneutic/interpretational judgements about the functional equivalence, or otherwise, of passages. I then transcribed this into a JSON dictionary.

    The dataset covers the section of Cloud Atlas entitled "An Orison of Sonmi ~451" in its entirety. A side-by-side comparison of the texts indicated that this is where the primary differences lie between the versions.
    Statement on legal, ethical, and access issues:

    Not applicable. All re-use of text is covered by fair dealing as the portions cited are insufficient to cause any harm.
    Depositing User: Martin Eve
    Date Deposited: 18 Oct 2016 13:04
    Last Modified: 01 Jul 2022 16:01
    Publisher: Birkbeck College, University of London

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    Cite as: Eve, Martin Paul (2016): JSON-Encoded Textual Variance Between the Published Versions of David Mitchell's Cloud Atlas in "An Orison of Sonmi ~451". Birkbeck College, University of London. doi: https://doi.org/10.18743/DATA.00002

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